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guest: i cannot read john boehner's mind. let's say the senate takes up something where you extend all the rates for a year but you increase the rates for people making $500,000. let's say that passes the senate. 75 votes. they sent it to the house. are republicans in the house going to be that obstinate if the senate sends that kind of signal? i do not think so. that is what a lot of us watch mitch mcconnell very closely. there are people in his caucus who early to vote for what i just said. can they get it on the floor and overcome the procedural hurdles? host: if nothing happens, what are we looking at? guest: january 3 at noon. there are so many scenarios. if the new congress convenes on the third, negotiations continue. democrats would have more strength. they have gained 7 or eight seats. i think the key if they go over the cliff will be the financial markets. if the market go into a panic and if the dow tumbles into free-fall wednesday, thursday, friday, i think we'll see something quickly. host: david lightman, thank
guest: i cannot read john boehner's mind. let's say the senate takes up something where you extend all the rates for a year but you increase the rates for people making $500,000. let's say that passes the senate. 75 votes. they sent it to the house. are republicans in the house going to be that obstinate if the senate sends that kind of signal? i do not think so. that is what a lot of us watch mitch mcconnell very closely. there are people in his caucus who early to vote for what i just said....
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speaker boehner countered with another offer. and lawmakers were expressing pessimism that a deal was close leading kevin mccarthy to say, i think it is getting worse and not better. stock futures are higher as investors wait for news on whether the federal reserve will announce a new stimulus plan today. regulators have launched three rounds of quantitative easing since the crisis hit. ben bernanke will be held in news conference and you could hear live right here on c-span radio. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. [video clip] >> the white house was very controversial. l'enfant designed washington city. there was a competition and he submitted the design for a palace. americans were not having a palace. it was not particularly awe- inspiring. in fact, in 1821, a european diplomat told the congress that it was neither large nor awe- inspiring. but the answer the congressman gave said the building served its purpose. if it were larger and more elegant, perhaps some president would be inclined to become its pe
speaker boehner countered with another offer. and lawmakers were expressing pessimism that a deal was close leading kevin mccarthy to say, i think it is getting worse and not better. stock futures are higher as investors wait for news on whether the federal reserve will announce a new stimulus plan today. regulators have launched three rounds of quantitative easing since the crisis hit. ben bernanke will be held in news conference and you could hear live right here on c-span radio. those are...
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we will start with harry reid and move on to john boehner. [video clip] >> they are tired of partisan gridlock. i have one goal, to be obama. obama was reelected overwhelmingly. republicans want us to work together. democrats want us to work together. they want to reach a balanced approach to everything, but especially the situation we have with the huge deficit. taxes are a part of that. >> the american people have spoken. they have reelected president obama, and every elected a republican majority. if there was a mandate, it is a mandate for us to find a way to work together on the solutions to the challenges we all face as a nation. my message today is not one of confrontation, but one of conviction. mr. president, this is your moment. we are ready to be led. not as democrats or republicans, but as americans. we want you to lead as president of the united states of america. we want you to succeed. let's challenge ourselves to find the common ground that has eluded us. let's do the right thing together for our country. host: ron, you are up
we will start with harry reid and move on to john boehner. [video clip] >> they are tired of partisan gridlock. i have one goal, to be obama. obama was reelected overwhelmingly. republicans want us to work together. democrats want us to work together. they want to reach a balanced approach to everything, but especially the situation we have with the huge deficit. taxes are a part of that. >> the american people have spoken. they have reelected president obama, and every elected a...
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so let boehner be boehner. host: the tax code, changes to the overall tax code next year. how likely is that? guest: i think it's likely. it won't be immediate. you want to get it right as you possibly can but that's a leverage point for john boehner. let's not focus on the latesth rates, we know there are all these other areas where we can begin to grab revenue and pull it back into the government. and i think that's going to give him some leverage but he's going to need that leverage going into this and not be second guessed. host: our first call is from maryland but i want to put this on the table. is michael steele interested in running for governor in 2014? guest: i don't know. i love my state. it's where i was born and i'm not happy with what i see there. a lot of frustration. we've had a lot of spending in the state and a lot of tax increases and i think people are looking for something that is going to be a little different. it's a tough state and -- host: tough state for a republican? guest: tough state for a republican and it's one of those opportunities you have
so let boehner be boehner. host: the tax code, changes to the overall tax code next year. how likely is that? guest: i think it's likely. it won't be immediate. you want to get it right as you possibly can but that's a leverage point for john boehner. let's not focus on the latesth rates, we know there are all these other areas where we can begin to grab revenue and pull it back into the government. and i think that's going to give him some leverage but he's going to need that leverage going...
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speaker boehner has said, we just need to get over this cliff. many republicans have said, let's deal with the bush tax rates, let's deal with these spending cuts that are also moving -- automatic under law, and not under favor of a grand bargain. there is a bipartisan group that want a grand bargain, some kind of down payment and mechanism to force changes to medicare and social security and force lawmakers to revamp the tax code. obama has said that he would like a bigger deal. it is not clear at this point. it is too early to tell. host: the "washington post" front page this morning says that the mortgage deduction is under scrutiny and may go away. how serious is that? guest: i think that is a little bit getting ahead of things. there are certainly ideas out there to curb deductions. that is one of the republican ideas. this idea became popular when mitt romney was running for president. he said cap deductions. do not distinguish as to which deductions you cap. pick on mortgage deductions, chap -- cap on charity. just happened at a certain le
speaker boehner has said, we just need to get over this cliff. many republicans have said, let's deal with the bush tax rates, let's deal with these spending cuts that are also moving -- automatic under law, and not under favor of a grand bargain. there is a bipartisan group that want a grand bargain, some kind of down payment and mechanism to force changes to medicare and social security and force lawmakers to revamp the tax code. obama has said that he would like a bigger deal. it is not...
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boehner is not. boehner took note of the tea party wave, and knew that he could be crushed by a or service. serve it, he did. but the freshmen are well aware he is not of that movement and the tension has been present throughout the legislative session. host: we will put the numbers back on the screen. we are talking to robert draper, and this is his new book "do not ask what good we do -- inside the u.s. house of representatives." what is the role that allen west plays in the freshman class? guest: equal opportunity offender, i think, more than anything. west is, without question, the most famous of the 87 freshmen. he was a tea party sensation before he was ever elected because in 2009 he gave this so- called bail net speech in which he did -- bayonet speech in which he exhorted his audience to pick up the bayonets and charge the enemy to victory but i think you opportunity offender because although qwest is a reluctant tea party freshman, i should mention he is from the fort lauderdale area of flo
boehner is not. boehner took note of the tea party wave, and knew that he could be crushed by a or service. serve it, he did. but the freshmen are well aware he is not of that movement and the tension has been present throughout the legislative session. host: we will put the numbers back on the screen. we are talking to robert draper, and this is his new book "do not ask what good we do -- inside the u.s. house of representatives." what is the role that allen west plays in the...
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john boehner is back in his ohio congressional district. they did meet last night for about 50 minutes. it is friday, december 14. we are going to begin with your calls and our focus on ambassador susan rice. her decision to take her name out of consideration. what does this tell you about washington politics? take a look at some of the headlines this friday morning beginning with "the l.a. times." from "the chicago tribune." let's dig into the details of what is behind the decision in an editorial this morning in the "the washington post." here is more from the interview that aired last night. [video clip] >> there was one piece of what i said that turned out to be wrong. there was not a demonstration. what i said was, there were extremists who came to our facility with heavy weapons. i indicated when asked if they could be al qaeda or allocated affiliates or libyan affiliates. and then they attacked and a violent fashion. host: on the front page this morning. let's get to your phone calls and your reaction and what this means for the pres
john boehner is back in his ohio congressional district. they did meet last night for about 50 minutes. it is friday, december 14. we are going to begin with your calls and our focus on ambassador susan rice. her decision to take her name out of consideration. what does this tell you about washington politics? take a look at some of the headlines this friday morning beginning with "the l.a. times." from "the chicago tribune." let's dig into the details of what is behind the...
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sometimes it might just be president obama and john boehner. host: that's what we have now. now, bernie, a democratic caller. caller: i receive disability, social security disability. i was wondering how much of a cut would they be taking? i really depends on it. guest: i don't think it would be cut under sequestration. in the long term there is and what might come out of this budget deal is a commission to review social security. it is true that social security disability program has a backlog of reviews by an administrative judge is right now. so there's a little concerned that some undeserving people are getting the payments. so that is something that will be examined over the next couple years. i don't think your benefits will be cut next year due to sequestration. host: tomorrow we will focus on social security and some different proposals for addressing that and the overall fiscal cliff tops. another tweet -- is that possible? guest: congress always waits till the last minute and they often kick the can down the road. but for the last couple years everything was waitin
sometimes it might just be president obama and john boehner. host: that's what we have now. now, bernie, a democratic caller. caller: i receive disability, social security disability. i was wondering how much of a cut would they be taking? i really depends on it. guest: i don't think it would be cut under sequestration. in the long term there is and what might come out of this budget deal is a commission to review social security. it is true that social security disability program has a backlog...
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john boehner is also crazy. none of them have any inkling, let alone a loyalty or fidelity, toward what would be good toward the american people. it is all about them. obama is going to retire in four years. he is looking at making millions of dollars on a speech circuit after that. john boehner is going to become a lobbyist. none of them care. host: we are going to leave it there. we have some items from . a couple of folks up in weighing in on facebook. -- a couple of folks have been weighing in on facebook. back to the telephones. ruth on the line for democrats. caller: they talk about the fiscal clef, but they are not really interested in fiske's -- fixing the fiscal cliff. there are interested in their own party. they have been against the president from the beginning, so they are not going to change anything. they do not want to help america. what people are they for? the people have spoken, but they do not ever listen to the people. what people are the working for? host: james in new york as a deadline fo
john boehner is also crazy. none of them have any inkling, let alone a loyalty or fidelity, toward what would be good toward the american people. it is all about them. obama is going to retire in four years. he is looking at making millions of dollars on a speech circuit after that. john boehner is going to become a lobbyist. none of them care. host: we are going to leave it there. we have some items from . a couple of folks up in weighing in on facebook. -- a couple of folks have been weighing...
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guest: john boehner is in a rough position. the house crafted a very partisan highway bill that was five years and they did not really include democrats in the drafting process. now, they have democrats offering a lot of amendments in committee. a few of them were incorporated into the bill. but, pretty much, the whole velocity -- philosophy of the bill is conservative. it doesn't do a lot of the things democrats want to do and that leaves john boehner in the position to try to get the magic 218 votes entirely within his own republican conference. that is a problem because the conservatives, the tea partyers are not entirely comfortable with how much money the bill spends and that it needs other ways to be paid for besides gas and diesel taxes. he is going to lose some conservatives on the right and he is losing some moderates and urban area republicans on the left because they are not completely happy with the way some of the items in the bill -- he has not been able to find the sweet spot. he could adjust the bill to appeal m
guest: john boehner is in a rough position. the house crafted a very partisan highway bill that was five years and they did not really include democrats in the drafting process. now, they have democrats offering a lot of amendments in committee. a few of them were incorporated into the bill. but, pretty much, the whole velocity -- philosophy of the bill is conservative. it doesn't do a lot of the things democrats want to do and that leaves john boehner in the position to try to get the magic...
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guest: well, speaker boehner is completely off base here basically. it's been proven time and time again that it's supported by numerous economists, people that are won noble prizes that are respected in their field that tax cuts do not create jobs. what creates jobs is in a time of a recession is spending. and that's infrastructure spending you can create jobs by putting people to work building this country's infrastructure. you can create jobs by ensuring that state governments don't go under therefore laying people off. it's spending is what does it. and -- tax cuts have never created jobs. they don't create jobs for the wealthy. there was even a very interesting talk that was controversial on the subject that was from someone who has surveyed quite a few businesses, and he basically said the big secret is, you know, those of us like myself that are wealthy, tax cuts don't create jobs. we don't buy 400,000 win thes whenever, you know, we have money. we're buying the same thing that someone making minimum wage is buying. >> welcome to the "washingto
guest: well, speaker boehner is completely off base here basically. it's been proven time and time again that it's supported by numerous economists, people that are won noble prizes that are respected in their field that tax cuts do not create jobs. what creates jobs is in a time of a recession is spending. and that's infrastructure spending you can create jobs by putting people to work building this country's infrastructure. you can create jobs by ensuring that state governments don't go under...
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sides of this argument -- speaker boehner said it multiple times. just like this is not the time we should be raising taxes. and transportation, really if you are going to do transportation planning and execution, you need a eight-year type of bill to get out there. there have been no one's is back and forth. i know the senate is trying to do some things and we are trying to do some things in the house, but they need a long-term bill. host: you will support it? guest: depends on what is in it. that is the problem. i disagree with spending more money. i also happen to believe the gas tax is something states should be able to of so they can tax and take care of the transportation needs in their states. again, i am very much a states' rights kind of person. the state of union -- state of utah, we would like to take care of our own taxes and roads without the bureaucracy of washington, d.c. host: are you faced with some of the flyers? guest: i spent two full days out there. we lost some 25 or 30 homes, and of the my own use of county there was a raging
sides of this argument -- speaker boehner said it multiple times. just like this is not the time we should be raising taxes. and transportation, really if you are going to do transportation planning and execution, you need a eight-year type of bill to get out there. there have been no one's is back and forth. i know the senate is trying to do some things and we are trying to do some things in the house, but they need a long-term bill. host: you will support it? guest: depends on what is in it....
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speed your boehner recognizes that having members run into the house and gloating -- speaker boehner recognizes that having members gloating will look bad and will appear insensitive. to prevent this, speaker boehner has control over his caucus, issued a public memo which o gloat to the cameras." that is what he is worried about. host: kevin is from maryland. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. my comment is based on obamacare. hello? host: we are listening, kevin. caller: ye yes. believe that obamacare is a good thing -- i believe that obamacare is a good thing. if it is struck down, it is nap because it is a bad law -- it is not because it is a bad law. i'm not on my own parents insurance. if i will be one time on -- i will stay on my parents' insurance. i'm in college. host: ok. guest: there is a provision in the law that guarantees children can remain on their heparents' health care benefits. instead of angering consumers, they will maintain that as in- house policy. people between 18 and 26, many of them will find themselves without insurance and nowhere to turn.
speed your boehner recognizes that having members run into the house and gloating -- speaker boehner recognizes that having members gloating will look bad and will appear insensitive. to prevent this, speaker boehner has control over his caucus, issued a public memo which o gloat to the cameras." that is what he is worried about. host: kevin is from maryland. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. my comment is based on obamacare. hello? host: we are listening, kevin. caller:...
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how does john boehner come out looking after what happened over the past four weeks? guest: it is hard to see anything positive. he took on the negotiants for the republicans. he failed to get his own house to come along. plan b, clancy, -- plan c, and now he is seated negotiants to harry reid. -- negotiations to harry reid. it is certainly possible that he may have trouble getting reelected as speaker. he may get 20 or so to party boats to vote against them or not vote at all. i could stop him from being reelected. host: what are the pitfalls for harry reid and mitch mcconnell? guest: mcconnell is up for reelection in 2014. if he agrees with the white house on something, particularly tax increases, it will hurt him in his election. remember rand paul -- mcconnell has less room to maneuver. for harry reid, a lot of his reputation is on the line. can he put something on the floor of the senate that some democrats will support? guest: the biggest loser is the unemployed and those trying to get jobs. that is what this is about. really, people need to step back and realiz
how does john boehner come out looking after what happened over the past four weeks? guest: it is hard to see anything positive. he took on the negotiants for the republicans. he failed to get his own house to come along. plan b, clancy, -- plan c, and now he is seated negotiants to harry reid. -- negotiations to harry reid. it is certainly possible that he may have trouble getting reelected as speaker. he may get 20 or so to party boats to vote against them or not vote at all. i could stop him...
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speaker boehner apparently thought he had a deal. he went back to the white house. the deal was pulled out from under him. he did not even have a chance to go back to his congress and describe what the deal was before the obama administration changed the terms. i do not have inside information. no matter who you ask, you get an opinion. a lot of those opinions will be wrong. line.on the democrats' caller: the reason it is this honorable to play with the debt ceiling is because that is money we have -- it is this honorable -- dishonorable to play with the debt ceiling is because that is money we have already spent. then you have to decide whether to pay it back. the 14th amendment, article 4, you are making political. 70 years, we have passed this debt ceiling with all of this -- without all of this drama. it makes us look ridiculous. i was happy to hear you say that facts matter. i hope you look at this chart. it is the marketwatch.com. it shows president obama has spent less money than the last five presidents. president obama has spent $1.40 trillion. bush ii -- $
speaker boehner apparently thought he had a deal. he went back to the white house. the deal was pulled out from under him. he did not even have a chance to go back to his congress and describe what the deal was before the obama administration changed the terms. i do not have inside information. no matter who you ask, you get an opinion. a lot of those opinions will be wrong. line.on the democrats' caller: the reason it is this honorable to play with the debt ceiling is because that is money we...
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boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. loving and gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. we asked today that you bless the members of the people's house, to be the faithful servants. may they be filled with gratitude with the opportunity to be able to serve in this place. we thank you for the abilities they have been given to do their work and to contribute to the common good. may they use their talents as good stewards of your many gifts and thereby be true servants of justice and partners in peace. give each member clarity of thought, impurity of motive so they may render their service as their bestselves. may all that is done this day in the people's house be for your greater honor and glory. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands app
boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. loving and gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. we asked today that you bless the members of the people's house, to be the faithful servants. may they be filled with gratitude with the opportunity to be able to serve in this place. we thank you for the abilities they have been given to do their work and to...
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we would eliminate a tax loophole -- john boehner is talking about. we would eliminate tax loopholes for oil companies. frankly, the notion we need to prop them up with more tax credits defies common sense. the senate has a proposal to close a sub-chapter s local. my hope is that we are talking of the same baseline of moving on an issue, and is really now a question of when and how, as opposed to whether we are exit point to fix this problem. host: maria, the bronx, a democratic caller. caller: good morning. i want to talk about the loans of the students. how could we get it to pay in for all of these kids that keep popping up? another thing is that a lot of times in class, these kids do not do their homework. they get these loans, their grants, and everything that people pay, and these kids do not even do the work. the other thing, the bilingual classes. i do not get it. we never had that before, all of these years, and the kids were doing just fine without this. how come we are bobbing down so much to all of these kids -- d'alene down so much to all
we would eliminate a tax loophole -- john boehner is talking about. we would eliminate tax loopholes for oil companies. frankly, the notion we need to prop them up with more tax credits defies common sense. the senate has a proposal to close a sub-chapter s local. my hope is that we are talking of the same baseline of moving on an issue, and is really now a question of when and how, as opposed to whether we are exit point to fix this problem. host: maria, the bronx, a democratic caller. caller:...
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i think john boehner keeps trying to soft and what the american people said on november 6. that is why i am so adamant against rejecting it. we need to use this moment to answer the call of the american people, which they said loud and clear on november 6. >> what do they plan to do to help the president? how much money do you plan to spend? >> we have joined with other organizations, labor and community, which started on november 8 with 44 actions a run the country. we were doing visits on the hill together. we just went up on the air with paid media to do education a run the the id -- with key states and we are bringing local leaders together to lobby congress the week after thanksgiving. then we will do another day of action on december 10. we have additional actions planned in the week of the 10th and the 17th. we will make a decision about what to do and where to do it based on what we hear from congress the following week of thanksgiving. we are putting a lot of paid resource. we have kept our members off the job to continue to do education of their family, friends, a
i think john boehner keeps trying to soft and what the american people said on november 6. that is why i am so adamant against rejecting it. we need to use this moment to answer the call of the american people, which they said loud and clear on november 6. >> what do they plan to do to help the president? how much money do you plan to spend? >> we have joined with other organizations, labor and community, which started on november 8 with 44 actions a run the country. we were doing...
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that is not what john boehner and others want going into an election year. so they are going to baltimore this week thursday to, friday, saturday, and they need to rally around some sort of way forward in this election year or else they could be in trouble. host: bob cusack, harry reid also mentioned the tea party elements and how influential barthey have been and that they have some of the blame. >> that did not play in 2010. the democrats in the fall of 2010 declared war on the tea party. the poll showed the tea party is not the force that it used been. we have seen that with mitt romney's rise in the republican party. tea party has never been fond of romney. the tea party is weaker than it was before and it will be a question of how strong they will be in 2012. host: let's hear from ron in new hampshire. democratic caller. caller: i believe obama has done all he has been allowed to do by the republican congress. if after november we still have mixed political houses, the congress, the senate, we will be in for another four years of nothingness. i just don
that is not what john boehner and others want going into an election year. so they are going to baltimore this week thursday to, friday, saturday, and they need to rally around some sort of way forward in this election year or else they could be in trouble. host: bob cusack, harry reid also mentioned the tea party elements and how influential barthey have been and that they have some of the blame. >> that did not play in 2010. the democrats in the fall of 2010 declared war on the tea...
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guest: it is an awkward position for speaker boehner. potentially, gingrich could be the nominee and he would be the top republican in the house. that would be a bit awkward. he is trying to distance himself from that event, saying it was a rumor and just speculation that he was involved. he was well aware of it. he was in these leadership meetings plotting it. once again, he was not leading the charge. however, he was in the meetings discussing how to get rid of newt gingrich. host: bob cusack, managing editor of "the hill," thank you so much. you can find this story online or in the paper today. our question for you this morning is what you are making of the republican primary in florida. news reports show that a lot of people in florida have voted absentee or early. let's hear from on the line for independents. -- from bill on the line for independents. bill, have you voted today? caller: i did absentee voting. host: did you vote as a republican? caller: yes, that is who you vote for now. host: you called in on our independent line. w
guest: it is an awkward position for speaker boehner. potentially, gingrich could be the nominee and he would be the top republican in the house. that would be a bit awkward. he is trying to distance himself from that event, saying it was a rumor and just speculation that he was involved. he was well aware of it. he was in these leadership meetings plotting it. once again, he was not leading the charge. however, he was in the meetings discussing how to get rid of newt gingrich. host: bob...
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i admire john boehner keeping his temper. you have harry reid over here. his dishonesty is breathtaking. he has not produced a single person to substantiate. you have a majority leader in the senate you cannot work with and a president you cannot work with. they have been trying to buy their time until the election in hopes of getting a president who will be bipartisan and in hopes of having a senate willing to sit down and work. host: joel is on a line from wisconsin. caller: i wish you were the classic college professor. the country would be in much better shape. i don't know if you are the most intelligent guy in the room, but you articulate the most youpoints. i want to stop about our president. i would really like someone to call this guy on what he is. he is a panderer in chief. giving women free contraceptives. hispanics, amnesty. voter registration will now come with your welfare check as well as your comments on the relaxing of the welfare to work program. he changed his stance on gay marriage. environmentalists get the keystone pipeline cut off.
i admire john boehner keeping his temper. you have harry reid over here. his dishonesty is breathtaking. he has not produced a single person to substantiate. you have a majority leader in the senate you cannot work with and a president you cannot work with. they have been trying to buy their time until the election in hopes of getting a president who will be bipartisan and in hopes of having a senate willing to sit down and work. host: joel is on a line from wisconsin. caller: i wish you were...
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host: speaker john boehner makes the list, but he is number 12. why? guest: when you look around, there are a lot of different power centers. certainly, the house is one of them. something tells me i do not think speaker john boehner is not that upset that he is number 12 and not number one. we see these key moments in the house. day today, you might see a lot of -- day to day, you might see a lot of eric cantor coming out of the white house. he is certainly very powerful. what we've tried to do with the top-10 is provide a much more representative list of what house, military, etc. host: number2 on the list, the minority leader in the senate. guest: pretty much the same reason eric cantor is number one. mitch mcconnell is regarded as an extremely smart guy and people really like him. people know that he is extremely tough and not shy about saying no when he wants to. when you are in the minority legislature, your ability to say no and to stand up in front of the cameras and announce your intrench in this is a powerful trade and not everyone wants to d
host: speaker john boehner makes the list, but he is number 12. why? guest: when you look around, there are a lot of different power centers. certainly, the house is one of them. something tells me i do not think speaker john boehner is not that upset that he is number 12 and not number one. we see these key moments in the house. day today, you might see a lot of -- day to day, you might see a lot of eric cantor coming out of the white house. he is certainly very powerful. what we've tried to...
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boehner and mitch mcconnell walked across the aisle to try to support this president. there are a lot of democrats to just have to hold their nose. he is on the campaign trail bashing congress. but we have nothing to make us believe. host: good morning. you're on with armstrong williams. caller: good morning. eric cantor said the main thing he wanted to do was a defeat president obama. he did not say he wants to create jobs or anything. they said, no. it is not leadership. if i was running a company and my workers said no to everything i did, i would get new workers. is that correct? guest: in fairness, when kantor put forth his business and jobs bill, democrats were not in support rent of the bill. he started with a good idea. when he got involved with the deficit reduction, the president and the leadership on the republican side crossed the aisle to support it. there have been instances where they have worked together. obviously, eric cantor believes they want to defeat the president and get the white house. in the end, we want to believe that they put the interests
boehner and mitch mcconnell walked across the aisle to try to support this president. there are a lot of democrats to just have to hold their nose. he is on the campaign trail bashing congress. but we have nothing to make us believe. host: good morning. you're on with armstrong williams. caller: good morning. eric cantor said the main thing he wanted to do was a defeat president obama. he did not say he wants to create jobs or anything. they said, no. it is not leadership. if i was running a...
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but you may be surprised to learn it's not mitt romney, john boehner, or mitch mcconnell. you know who it is, it's grover norquist. nearly every republican in congress has signed grover's pledge. mitch mcconnell signed it, mitt romney has signed it, and he's sticking to it. mitt romney. >> harry reid yesterday, along with a group of his colleagues on the senate democratic side expressing their concern reaction to grower -- grover norquist on capitol hill. let's look at a list of nonsigners. these are the nonpledge signers in the house. new york, richard siner -- host: okay. that's current situation in the congress. grover norquist is talking about how many people running have signed. we'll show you that later. would you take an anti-tax pledge if you were coming to town with all of the discussion and the debate about the economy, budget deficit, and the like, tell us why, yes or no. let's begin with jacksonville, florida. stuart, independent, you are on the air. caller: no, i would not sign -- i'm sorry, can you hear me? host: yes, we can. caller: i would not sign the pled
but you may be surprised to learn it's not mitt romney, john boehner, or mitch mcconnell. you know who it is, it's grover norquist. nearly every republican in congress has signed grover's pledge. mitch mcconnell signed it, mitt romney has signed it, and he's sticking to it. mitt romney. >> harry reid yesterday, along with a group of his colleagues on the senate democratic side expressing their concern reaction to grower -- grover norquist on capitol hill. let's look at a list of...
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in this piece, john boehner writes -- on that note, just some inside baseball on how congress works. the rules committee put out notice they will hold an emergency meeting on monday, an expedited meeting to consider repealing president obama's cigna corp. -- signature health care reform law, according to a statement from the panel spokesperson. it is considered an emergency meeting because a copy of that introduced the measure must be available for members of the panel at least 24 hours before the meeting. while the text is on line, the bill is not expected to be reintroduced until monday. we are asking whether or not in the flood of coverage after the supreme court decision, has your view of the health-care law changed, has your view of political leaders changed as a result of what you learned about it? tell us what you think after you had time to discuss -- digest the discussions. evan, republican. good morning. are you there? let's move on. the next telephone call is from carol from georgia. caller: i just want to know, when people call in and say untruths, are you responsible to
in this piece, john boehner writes -- on that note, just some inside baseball on how congress works. the rules committee put out notice they will hold an emergency meeting on monday, an expedited meeting to consider repealing president obama's cigna corp. -- signature health care reform law, according to a statement from the panel spokesperson. it is considered an emergency meeting because a copy of that introduced the measure must be available for members of the panel at least 24 hours before...
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i feel so sorry for you and what you have had to deal with with that crowd like john boehner and eric cantor. i don't understand why we are paying their salaries when they are not even working. why are we paying for them? mitt romney has that snotty attitude. there are people that the public depend on, everyone talks about bad government but they are in government. they are getting paid -- they are government paid people and they have done nothing but complain and whine about government doing this or that. mitt romney has been a liar through this whole campaign. he has lied through his teeth for his whole life. let's get something straight -- he does not ever understand a regular person. he could care less about it. host: we will move on to a republican in carolina -- caller: good morning, about what mitt romney said -- i make about $10 per hour. i could stay at home and do better if i went on food stamps and welfare. i could get that free because $4 per guest and how much food costs, if you give me money, why should i go to work? guest: many people who receive food stamps in fact tha
i feel so sorry for you and what you have had to deal with with that crowd like john boehner and eric cantor. i don't understand why we are paying their salaries when they are not even working. why are we paying for them? mitt romney has that snotty attitude. there are people that the public depend on, everyone talks about bad government but they are in government. they are getting paid -- they are government paid people and they have done nothing but complain and whine about government doing...
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last year, obama in john boehner had a deal to cut the debt but tea party republicans did not go along with it because they did not want to raise taxes when penney on people earning $1 million a year. they are not representing the average person. they want to privatize social security and medicare. secondly, in 2006, george bush and republican congress passed the free trade deal for china, which not only sent millions of american jobs there, but millions in lost tax revenue. .ost: let's get a response guest: the effect of the matter is the obama administration and the john boehner deal broke down because you head tea party members say you do not of corresponding cuts him spending. all we seek is revenue deals and a tax increase. republicans have been down this road before. ronald reagan and even george bush got into these deals where we will cut spending, as long as you do a tax increase. we saw the tax increase, but we did not see the cut in spending. leaders say we want to see the spending cut first. once we see that revenue stabilized they will decide what additional revenue to brin
last year, obama in john boehner had a deal to cut the debt but tea party republicans did not go along with it because they did not want to raise taxes when penney on people earning $1 million a year. they are not representing the average person. they want to privatize social security and medicare. secondly, in 2006, george bush and republican congress passed the free trade deal for china, which not only sent millions of american jobs there, but millions in lost tax revenue. .ost: let's get a...
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you worked for many years with speaker john boehner. what advice would you give him? guest: without abandoning principle -- people seem to lose sight of, if you look $5 trillion reduction in the deficit, new revenues needs to be a part of that. my perspective is you broaden the base of taxpayers, and you get rid of the underwriting. you could raise that money. on the democrat side they want to tax the to% of wage earners. people back out rich in this country did not get rich by being stupid. you will cause them to start looking for loopholes and deductions. there is a way to get there. where there is a will, there is a way. host: congressman sander levin encouraged us to talk about what these loopholes might be. sinn fein is like deductions for mortgage, education, -- should things like deductions, mortgage, education, should they be on the table? guest: they should be on the table, but not for the middle class. in the last congress, we got 38 votes. what that says this may be for somebody making $2 million, living in a five million-dollar house, maybe do not need the
you worked for many years with speaker john boehner. what advice would you give him? guest: without abandoning principle -- people seem to lose sight of, if you look $5 trillion reduction in the deficit, new revenues needs to be a part of that. my perspective is you broaden the base of taxpayers, and you get rid of the underwriting. you could raise that money. on the democrat side they want to tax the to% of wage earners. people back out rich in this country did not get rich by being stupid....
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at the end of the day, it was john boehner who walked away. i do not cover the legislative side of things, but that is my read -- i am not sure about the health care. host: this from twitter -- guest: can the u.s. and europe compete? i think that overstates it. the u.s. is still the biggest economy. here, collectively, is the second-biggest. -- europe, collectively, is the second-biggest. that could change. china has a large population. for high-grade services, high- rate manufacturing, the stuff that is really hard to make, it is still the case that the u.s. and europe is better than most developing nations, and you see that in our wage structure. whether tariffs are a good idea or not, i think it is connected. i think that will impede the ability to read -- ability to impede. host: eric. in georgia. go ahead. caller: thank you for taking my call. i have a comment and question. it seems like 99% of your questions on c-span are about what will happen in the future. i would encourage suspense to analyze what has happened in the test, give -- en
at the end of the day, it was john boehner who walked away. i do not cover the legislative side of things, but that is my read -- i am not sure about the health care. host: this from twitter -- guest: can the u.s. and europe compete? i think that overstates it. the u.s. is still the biggest economy. here, collectively, is the second-biggest. -- europe, collectively, is the second-biggest. that could change. china has a large population. for high-grade services, high- rate manufacturing, the...
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boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. god of the universe, we give you thanks for giving us another day. as the members of this people's house deliberate these days, give them the wisdom and mag nimity to lay aside what may divide us as a people, to forge a secure future for our country. we pray for all people who have special needs. may your presence be known to those who are sick that they might feel the power of your human spirit. be with those who suffer persecution in so many places in our world, and bless our troops who are engaged in the easing of those sufferings. give to all who are afraid or anxious or whose minds are clouded by uncertain futures, the peace and confidence that come from trust in your goodness and mercy. inspire the men and women who serve in this house to be their bestselves, that they may in turn be an inspiration to the nation and to the world. may all that is done here this day be
boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. god of the universe, we give you thanks for giving us another day. as the members of this people's house deliberate these days, give them the wisdom and mag nimity to lay aside what may divide us as a people, to forge a secure future for our country. we pray for all people who have special needs. may your presence be known to those...
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coming up, democratic representative earl boehner will join us it was a member of the house ways and means committee. later in the program, we will look at health care with a specific look at lobbying efforts following the supreme court ruling. in the meantime, some news. >> at 8:32, hear some of the headlines. president obama is going to buy what to make a pitch for extending the boy's desk. tax cuts for low and middle, earners before the cuts expire at the end of the year. republicans including mitt romney want to extend those cuts for all income levels. cspan radio and cspan 3 today give you live coverage of mitt romney in color or around 12:30 p.m. eastern and the president live in iowa around 2:00. a new report national consumer law center says the elderly and other vulnerable home wonders are losing their homes because they owe as little as a few hundred dollars in back taxes. the center says that out district -- state laws reap big profits by buying back houses for a pittance and reselling them. secretary of state clinton is urging the egyptian president to sell their dresses
coming up, democratic representative earl boehner will join us it was a member of the house ways and means committee. later in the program, we will look at health care with a specific look at lobbying efforts following the supreme court ruling. in the meantime, some news. >> at 8:32, hear some of the headlines. president obama is going to buy what to make a pitch for extending the boy's desk. tax cuts for low and middle, earners before the cuts expire at the end of the year. republicans...
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john boehner himself is not a tea party republican but he feels that he has to -- he can't get too far away from their position or risk losing his leadership. so the senate, i would say, is a more centrist body these days than the house and it's hard to be a centrist in today's political climate. host: our guest, educated at cornell. peter coy is currently economics editor at "bloomberg businessweek," joining us from new york. you joined the magazine in 1989 as a telecom editor and moved up from there. he's worked for the associated press and the "waterbury connecticut republican." next call, cal? you for taking my call. i heard your guest say he thought the recession left two years ago. you see one out of six americans right now on food stamps. the second point i want to the make very clear, we cannot afford another four years of barack obama, we really can't. with his deficits of $1.2 trillion and $1.7 trillion every year, we'll get up to $2 trillion. we cannot afford to keep him. host: peter coy, any thoughts? guest: the first swon an effectual issue and the second one is an opinion
john boehner himself is not a tea party republican but he feels that he has to -- he can't get too far away from their position or risk losing his leadership. so the senate, i would say, is a more centrist body these days than the house and it's hard to be a centrist in today's political climate. host: our guest, educated at cornell. peter coy is currently economics editor at "bloomberg businessweek," joining us from new york. you joined the magazine in 1989 as a telecom editor and...
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this is straight from nbc news, boehner not confident it can be resolved. to astroid effects of the fiscal eclipse before january. any comment on that? we touched on this earlier. but does the house speaker come out and saying that lower your expectations? >> part of it is because i think the speaker knows as all presidential candidates, republican presidential candidates know sitting on the stage, they were asked if you had a deal where there was one dollar in tax revenues as opposed to spending cuts? would you vote for that deal? every one of them across the board said no. so speaker boehner knows he can't go to a tea party caucus where people making more than 1 million to kick in, he knows he can't do that, and i think it's very worrisome to him. host: matt on twitter says when will america lose to ability to borrow money? not for a long, long time. the debt percentage of g.d.p. and what it was like in world war ii versus now. a democratic caller, rudy, good morning. caller: good morning. i'm a $40,000 a year man. federal taxes i had taken out are $3,000
this is straight from nbc news, boehner not confident it can be resolved. to astroid effects of the fiscal eclipse before january. any comment on that? we touched on this earlier. but does the house speaker come out and saying that lower your expectations? >> part of it is because i think the speaker knows as all presidential candidates, republican presidential candidates know sitting on the stage, they were asked if you had a deal where there was one dollar in tax revenues as opposed to...
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it would happen in the house of representatives that speaker, john boehner would let the bill, up. what it would mean practically its china would face penalties if it didn't end manipulating its currency and. but they kept dumping products on to our market. what usually happens is defending country would end the practice because they also calls ultimately want access to america's consumers. even though we are 5% of america's population, we have an outside consumer role to play. we buy a lot of stuff. if we are afraid to use that based on some sort of philosophy rather than looking at the facts on the ground. as a result, we have a $272 billion trade step assist with china. that means we've lost market share and wealth and our gdp is lower than it should be. -- we have a $272 billion trade deficit with china. host: next call, southern pines, north carolina, a republican, norman. caller: good morning. thanks for letting me talk. our biggest reason for the national debt is free trade. our manufacturers have to pay 35% of the profits to the government. one country gets away with nothin
it would happen in the house of representatives that speaker, john boehner would let the bill, up. what it would mean practically its china would face penalties if it didn't end manipulating its currency and. but they kept dumping products on to our market. what usually happens is defending country would end the practice because they also calls ultimately want access to america's consumers. even though we are 5% of america's population, we have an outside consumer role to play. we buy a lot of...
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john boehner. year after year. and in particular during the very tense budget negotiations in 2011. he forced the president's hand and put funding back for this program. so this battle continues to rage and i think it's illsstrative of many things the hypocracy of the obama administration pretending to care about the poor and really pretending to care about reforming education when they're not really even to support a small program like this that provides a lifeline for poor and minority kids. their enslavement to the teachers union, which is who provides a great deal of funding for the democratic party. and also, the sort of heroic role that i think john boehner played here in really -- he didn't get any credit for it in the press but he did something really good for these 1600 district of columbia kids. host: you're talking about a relatively parochial issue, something the people in district of columbia might care about but you're writing for a national audience. how interested is your national audience in what happens in washington, d.c. both in the way that you're describing and
john boehner. year after year. and in particular during the very tense budget negotiations in 2011. he forced the president's hand and put funding back for this program. so this battle continues to rage and i think it's illsstrative of many things the hypocracy of the obama administration pretending to care about the poor and really pretending to care about reforming education when they're not really even to support a small program like this that provides a lifeline for poor and minority kids....
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boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. we give you thanks, o god, for giving us another day. as you make available to your people the grace and knowledge to meet the needs of the day, we pray that your spirit will be upon the members of this people's house, giving them the richness of your wisdom. bless the members of the minority party as they gather these days. may they, with those who accompany them, travel safely and meet in peace. bless, also, the majority party as they return to their constituencies. give them hearts and ears to listen well to all those whom they represent. may the power of your truth and our faith in your providence give them all the confidence they must have to do the good work required for service to our nation. may all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces
boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. we give you thanks, o god, for giving us another day. as you make available to your people the grace and knowledge to meet the needs of the day, we pray that your spirit will be upon the members of this people's house, giving them the richness of your wisdom. bless the members of the minority party as they gather these days. may...
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boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. almighty god of the universe, we give you thanks for giving us another day. we pray for the gift of wisdom to all with great responsibility in this house, for the leadership of our nation. may all the members have the vision of our nation where respect and understanding are the marks of civility and honor and integrity are the marks of one's character. give them the grace to see the best in those with whom they find disagreement and the courage to move together with them towards solutions that best serve our great nation. raise up, o god, women and men from every nation who will lead toward the paths of peace and whose good judgment will heal the hurt between all peoples. bless us this day and every day and may all that is done within these hallowed halls be for your greater honor and glory. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day'
boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. almighty god of the universe, we give you thanks for giving us another day. we pray for the gift of wisdom to all with great responsibility in this house, for the leadership of our nation. may all the members have the vision of our nation where respect and understanding are the marks of civility and honor and integrity are the marks...
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that is john boehner in his own words. we want to hear what you think about romney's record at bain capital. is it fair game? and what does it say about the tone of the campaign season. anthony, a republican. go ahead. caller: i think as voters, we have a choice. we have mitt romney who is successful in everything that he does and we have the worst president in history. and that is what we get to vote for. i can always tell your callers parma -- your callers, i can tell the obama supporters. host: let's hear from an independent scholar. good morning. you're on the program. caller: i think we should go back to the very beginning. first, i would like to say that an investor knows if they buy a company, they are in control of their retirement funds. there is lots of money to be made of buying companies, closing them, and then getting rid of them. the debt we have is eight years of republicans creating their own war which had nothing but oil behind it. i think anybody who steps and like obama did, he has surrounded himself. i
that is john boehner in his own words. we want to hear what you think about romney's record at bain capital. is it fair game? and what does it say about the tone of the campaign season. anthony, a republican. go ahead. caller: i think as voters, we have a choice. we have mitt romney who is successful in everything that he does and we have the worst president in history. and that is what we get to vote for. i can always tell your callers parma -- your callers, i can tell the obama supporters....
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last year during the budget talks that he had with speaker john boehner, he did make some concessions on social security spending, but those were never -- never went for because there were not able to seal a deal. medicare and medicaid, he proposes a more modest reductions in the range of about $320 billion between those two programs. those are cuts to providers and other changes on some co- payments or participants, but they don't make the big structural changes in the program that would save a lot of money. for instance, raising the eligibility age for medicare. he does not propose that. taxes, he has a total of $1.50 trillion over 10 years and tax increases. comes from a variety of places, ending the bush-era tax cuts for those earning over 250 cows and dollars a year is a big chunk of the money. he also proposes increases on -- bigger increases on families earning over $1 million a year. in addition, there are some corporate loopholes, corporate tax and bandages that they would -- host: what about jobs? guest: he also has some spending proposals. you should spend more upfront in o
last year during the budget talks that he had with speaker john boehner, he did make some concessions on social security spending, but those were never -- never went for because there were not able to seal a deal. medicare and medicaid, he proposes a more modest reductions in the range of about $320 billion between those two programs. those are cuts to providers and other changes on some co- payments or participants, but they don't make the big structural changes in the program that would save...
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boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, suffolk county police department, new york. the chaplain: god almighty, call upon him. he the sovereign. god, almighty, we ask that you bless upon all elected officials, guidance and patience required to carry out the difficult task of legislation before them. grant them commitment to be dedicated to the interests of our country before the interests of even their ownselves. mohammed stated that the leader of people are the representation of their deeds. we ask god almighty, that he have our elected officials with the values that we ask of our nation. we ask you, almighty god, that you look to us with mercy, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion or political party. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance this morning will
boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, suffolk county police department, new york. the chaplain: god almighty, call upon him. he the sovereign. god, almighty, we ask that you bless upon all elected officials, guidance and patience required to carry out the difficult task of legislation before them. grant them commitment to be dedicated to the interests of our country before the interests of even their...
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i read you have raised the most money of any member of congress except john boehner himself. people are behind you. you will play a big role in waking people up and letting people see conservative life and letting people see conservatives and democrats have to work together. that is about solutions and policy. you have to stand against leaders if you do not like their policies. it is not about the president as a person. it is about policies. host: you said you are 18. are you going to be participating in the election ?ustome guest: i am starting caller: i am getting region and starting college in the fall. i hope to be a lawyer. during the summer, i want to work on capitol hill. guest: nicklaus, my family is from that area in south georgia. my older brother has a church in sylvester and also a restaurant. congratulations to you. thank you for your words. i want to convey a simple maxim my mother taught to me. that is that a man must stand for something or he will fall for anything. i appreciate you standing up. i am serious. if you would like to have an internship on capitol
i read you have raised the most money of any member of congress except john boehner himself. people are behind you. you will play a big role in waking people up and letting people see conservative life and letting people see conservatives and democrats have to work together. that is about solutions and policy. you have to stand against leaders if you do not like their policies. it is not about the president as a person. it is about policies. host: you said you are 18. are you going to be...
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house speaker boehner weighing in when asked by reporters specifically on what went on with the decision to clothe u.s. him athletes in clothes made in china here is his reaction. [video clip] >> we want to ask you about the report last night the u.s.a. olympic team going to be wearing chinese made uniforms in the opening ceremony and your thoughts about going it china and this business. >> you would think they would know better. host: that is his reaction. we go next to seattle, washington, mike on the democrat lane. caller: made in the u.s.a. very good question. to me it is not necessarily about -- the problem is not whether it is made in the u.s.a. that is the overall problem. but if you look a little closer it is the consumption of very inexpensive products. so, i think this ralph lauren story is going to start the wheels turning for us to really set up some legislation to have things made here in the united states. if you look a little deeper, what you will find is that a lot of people are addicted to inexpensive products. so, somehow we as a country have to find the balance of prod
house speaker boehner weighing in when asked by reporters specifically on what went on with the decision to clothe u.s. him athletes in clothes made in china here is his reaction. [video clip] >> we want to ask you about the report last night the u.s.a. olympic team going to be wearing chinese made uniforms in the opening ceremony and your thoughts about going it china and this business. >> you would think they would know better. host: that is his reaction. we go next to seattle,...
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host: and do you have the ear of house speaker john boehner? guest: that depends, i think a freshman class gets a lot of attention as a whole. it's not a one-man show in our nation's capital. it's about working together. i think there's a pretty good group of us that have a strong impact on driving the house. more conservative, more to what the american people are looking for. in 2006 republicans were in control. then speaker pelosi for four years. now we have a new speaker and i think we have helped change the house. the republican side is very attuned to what republicans like myself are looking for. host: to use the house leadership's getting the same if republicans hold on to the house? guest: it seems to be the case. host: would you like to see them be more conservative? guest: i think it will be more about the presidential side. before we get through the new congress, we will have lame-duck hill. we will run out of money after the next election and they will want more borrowing authority. we have numerous programs that will expire at the e
host: and do you have the ear of house speaker john boehner? guest: that depends, i think a freshman class gets a lot of attention as a whole. it's not a one-man show in our nation's capital. it's about working together. i think there's a pretty good group of us that have a strong impact on driving the house. more conservative, more to what the american people are looking for. in 2006 republicans were in control. then speaker pelosi for four years. now we have a new speaker and i think we have...
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john boehner calls of the senate bill an option. that is something the rank and file republicans will be talking to their leadership about today when they need to talk about the highway bill. bob corker, the senator from tennessee weighs in on the highway bill today in the op-ed pages in "the washington post." and then on housing issues, and other domestic issues, president obama weighed in on that yesterday when he held his first news conference of the year. it says here -- so, that was the present waiting on housing. he also talked about 2012 politics. you can call in with your comments about super tuesday. but go to william, independent from greensboro, north carolina. caller: hello, greta. i would like to continue with the first lady said. i just think we need a new generation of congressman. just like what the fed -- the guy who went to harvard and study the depression and he is not able to solve this problem but i think he needs to leave. the congressman -- they were there when the taliban started. i would like to ask any sena
john boehner calls of the senate bill an option. that is something the rank and file republicans will be talking to their leadership about today when they need to talk about the highway bill. bob corker, the senator from tennessee weighs in on the highway bill today in the op-ed pages in "the washington post." and then on housing issues, and other domestic issues, president obama weighed in on that yesterday when he held his first news conference of the year. it says here -- so, that...
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now you have john boehner who we committed the republican party to not raising taxes. we are not going to be raising taxes. will restrain spending -- we w ill restrain spending. and the ryan budget is written down. right down and bring it to the table. paul ryan, the head of the budget committee, he has put together a program. he is a reagan republican, driven by individualism and limited spending. reagan built the modern republican party. did he win every fight? absolutely not. when he left, about half the republican party were in republicans. now, almost half. host: let's go to birmingham, alabama. caller: i am a democrat, i am 51. i have had a lot of republican presidents in my lifetime. this president has a problem with people working with him. people would rather see the country godown than to see the country -- i have never seen treason like this. people would rather see people lose jobs. guest: you say that -- caller: i mean the people that will not vote on anything, like the jobs bill. how could you say that is republican or democrat? that is for everybody. the
now you have john boehner who we committed the republican party to not raising taxes. we are not going to be raising taxes. will restrain spending -- we w ill restrain spending. and the ryan budget is written down. right down and bring it to the table. paul ryan, the head of the budget committee, he has put together a program. he is a reagan republican, driven by individualism and limited spending. reagan built the modern republican party. did he win every fight? absolutely not. when he left,...
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here is the "hill" newspaper, boehner, the speaker of the house says the house is in play. here's the story. he said monday his party faces a real challenge in holding on to its majority in the house. in an interview on fox news scheduled to air today, he predicted the g.o.p. will keep control of the house but he is less certain than many of his republican colleagues and a number of non-partisans prognosticators. i believe we will but we've got a real challenge. ohio lawmaker put the odds at 2-1 that the g.o.p. will be running the house in 2013. and then on the senate side, here is the "new york times" this morning with this story. conservative groups spending heavily in bid to win senate majority in states in some of the most competitive races, republican allies are spending more money on advertisements than their democratic counterpart than the candidates themselves combined. there's not only the race for the white house but there is the race for the house and the senate. grace is a democrat in ohio. grace, what do you think? how important is the v.p. pick to you? caller:
here is the "hill" newspaper, boehner, the speaker of the house says the house is in play. here's the story. he said monday his party faces a real challenge in holding on to its majority in the house. in an interview on fox news scheduled to air today, he predicted the g.o.p. will keep control of the house but he is less certain than many of his republican colleagues and a number of non-partisans prognosticators. i believe we will but we've got a real challenge. ohio lawmaker put the...
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so has speaker boehner. the question is, can they work together and find common ground? congress is a function -- dysfunctional place. the average age of the congressman is close to 57 years old. the institution itself could benefit from some fundamental reforms to make it work better. parties can come together on this issue and put the people of this country before their own political careers. it is a must if we are going to find a solution. host: there is a chart from 1972-2012. the question, who give young people voted for in presidential elections? no surprise. by almost a 2-1 margin, young people voted for democrats in larger margins in 2012. about the same in 2008. you have to go back to 2000 when it was even and back to 1988 when republicans got more votes from young people than democrats. back to the phones. randy on our line for republicans calling from texas. caller: i like what you are doing. keep up the good work. i have two questions. my first question is, how can you compete with the 47%? the second is more like a comments. you guys were not born before the
so has speaker boehner. the question is, can they work together and find common ground? congress is a function -- dysfunctional place. the average age of the congressman is close to 57 years old. the institution itself could benefit from some fundamental reforms to make it work better. parties can come together on this issue and put the people of this country before their own political careers. it is a must if we are going to find a solution. host: there is a chart from 1972-2012. the question,...
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we have tried to get everybody in the past year, both leader reid and speaker boehner -- one of the more impressive sessions with swift chairman ben bernanke at our last meeting. he took a lot of questions -- was with chairman ben bernanke and our last meeting. he took a lot of questions. this is only my fifth meeting of the round table. our ceo's really care about this country. they have been through a challenging time because there are a lot of things aimed at the ceo's as if somehow they personally did something that changed the economy. there's no question, when you look at the complexity of the economic system, there's no question there's a big global set of factors out there, including a lot nations i like to say that if -- they have decided not to take the year off. they are still working, competing. part of our message is that we have to work with congress to get things done. nobody can do anything in this town unilaterally. it is cooperation and leadership, but as ceo to ceo, which is what the president is, the ceo of the country, you have got to make it happen. so if the senate
we have tried to get everybody in the past year, both leader reid and speaker boehner -- one of the more impressive sessions with swift chairman ben bernanke at our last meeting. he took a lot of questions -- was with chairman ben bernanke and our last meeting. he took a lot of questions. this is only my fifth meeting of the round table. our ceo's really care about this country. they have been through a challenging time because there are a lot of things aimed at the ceo's as if somehow they...
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and another thing i noticed, when obama came in there, ma'am mcconnell and boehner said their job is to make this president a one-term president and that's their job and i believe obama could not do everything by himself. yes he's the president but he couldn't pass everything without congress and instead of passing bills they're making us suffer. i'm a 47-year-old man, i got a 21-year-old son and i lost my job with the state, but i also went back to school and got cdos and i'm driving a bus so the stimulus package did work for me. but that's all i have to say. host ho anything from the last couple of calls you want to jump on? guest: no. obviously the caller's views -- >> host: independent, that last caller, a larger part of eelectric toreat. what are each of the candidates going to be doing differently to appeal to that group? guest: you know, it's interesting that the -- so much of the electorate has already made up their mind. sometimes i think it would be more cost-effective if president obama and governor romney actually met individually with all the individuals, rather than spe
and another thing i noticed, when obama came in there, ma'am mcconnell and boehner said their job is to make this president a one-term president and that's their job and i believe obama could not do everything by himself. yes he's the president but he couldn't pass everything without congress and instead of passing bills they're making us suffer. i'm a 47-year-old man, i got a 21-year-old son and i lost my job with the state, but i also went back to school and got cdos and i'm driving a bus so...
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host: "the hill" reported this morning that dave camp is telling speaker john boehner and majority leader harry reid to "cool their rhetoric on this issue." on twitter -- guest: i think when you asked the question before, we want this to be extended 10 more months. beon't expect that i will voting in the future. who knows what the economy is going to look like eight months from now? look, people are hurting right now. we have to do something right now. you can wish it away. you can have no jobs progra pro. -- job programs. host: thank you for waiting, howard. caller: good morning. i am doing well. i live in california. the state of confusion. what do you suggest i do with my shovel and the shovel-ready? i tell you what. i will withdraw the question. understanding that we are spending $10 billion a day, that the president is going to give us a budget of over $3 trillion, and that we have listened to the democrat philosophy since i would say the 1960's when goldwater said to the nation "the only answer that progressives have is to spend, spend, spend." guest: with all due respect, you have
host: "the hill" reported this morning that dave camp is telling speaker john boehner and majority leader harry reid to "cool their rhetoric on this issue." on twitter -- guest: i think when you asked the question before, we want this to be extended 10 more months. beon't expect that i will voting in the future. who knows what the economy is going to look like eight months from now? look, people are hurting right now. we have to do something right now. you can wish it away....